Characteristics
Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
star sedge
One of the most common members of section Stellulatae at least in the more acidic parts of the state. Bogs, coniferous peatlands, seeps, wet ditches, wet fields, coniferous and hardwood swamps including Thuja occidentalis swamps, shrub swamps, edges of streams and creeks, and on floating logs in ponds and on pond edges. Mostly in acidic soils and preferring open habitat or openings in the tree canopy.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.